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Feb 08 | While his "Lost" co-stars prepare to pack up and leave Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim can plan to remain there for at least a few more months. Mr. Kim, who plays the time-traveling tough guy Jin on "Lost," has been the first actor cast in a coming remake of the crime drama "Hawaii Five-O," The Hollywood Reporter said. He has been cast as Chin Ho Kelly, a detective played by Kam Fong in the original series, which began in 1968. The "Hawaii Five-O" revival is being developed by the screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Star Trek," "Fringe") and Peter Lenkov, an executive producer of "CSI: NY."
Feb 03 | William Shatner has paid tribute to his former Boston Legal co-star Justin Mentell, who died in a freak car accident on Monday. The 27 year old was thrown from his Jeep after swerving off the road near Madison, Wisconsin and died at the scene of the tragic crash. The Star Trek legend was saddened to hear of Mentell's passing - as he's convinced the actor was destined for a glittering career. In a post on his Twitter.com page, Shatner writes, "I'm deeply saddened to hear about Justin Mentell. There's no telling how far up the ladder he may have climbed. My sympathies to his family."
Feb 01 | Journalist Edward Gross posted an article at SciFiTVZone.com called "The Making of the Star Trek Pilots, Part 3: "Assignment Earth"" which takes a retrospective look at the making of the Gene Roddenberry unsold TV pilot "Assignment Earth" filmed at Desilu Studios as a second season Star Trek episode. The article feature rare interviews - including authors involved with the character of Gary Seven in comics and in novels.
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By Steve Krutzler / 11:44, 24 August 2004 / TrekWeb Features
Update 8/31: Frank Pepito of Harbor City, California is the winner of the TREKKIES 2 DVD and tribbles! Congrats, Frank, and thanks for visting TrekWeb!
TrekWeb is pleased to team with the folks at Paramount Home Entertainment and TREKKIES 2 to offer a free copy of the documentary sequel on DVD.
In this sequel to TREKKIES, the filmmakers visited STAR TREK fans all over the world including the 'Spock' of Germany, an Englishman who transformed his flat into a starship and listed it on the Internet for $2 million, and the first convention ever held in Serbia. The film also checks in on some of the original Trekkies profilees like wunderkind Gabriel Koerner and alternate Whitewater Juror Barbara Adams.
Directed by Roger Nygard, the DVD of the film will feature commentary with Nygard, Denise Crosby, Mike Leahy, and composers J.J. Holiday and Billy Sullivan. The extra features also include seventeen deleted scenes from around the world, as well as three fan films including a clip of Gabrie Koerner's REALLY BAD STAR TREK.
TrekWeb will give a copy of the new DVD and two tribble toys to a lucky winner, to be announced next Tuesday, August 31st, when the movie is officially released on DVD.
To enter, simply send an email to contests@trekweb.com. Be sure your return address works (or you specify another in the message body) because that's how we'll contact the winner. Sorry, but we can only accept U.S. and Canadian entries for this contest.
You can return to TrekWeb and enter once per day through next Monday, August 30th. You can learn more about the TREKKIES 2 DVD in this TrekWeb article.
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